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Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes are back tonight with another home game against the Calgary Flames at 5 PM in the Lenovo Center with a chance at the top spot in the Metropolitan Division. Friday’s 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets was a get-right game for the Canes, who before that had only won two of their last […]
Hurricanes storm past Winnipeg in Third, win 5-1
On the back of an explosive third period that saw Seth Jarvis score his second career hat trick and Brandon Bussi make twelve confident saves, the Carolina Hurricanes got back to their winning ways by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5-1. The win ruined the NHL debut for Winnipeg goalie Thomas Milic, who was solid but […]
Hurricanes host Jets: Preview, Odds, How to Watch, Game Thread
***3PM update: Rod Brind’Amour confirms that Brandon Bussi will start and Jordan Staal will miss his third game with Illness*** What better way to celebrate the day after (American) Thanksgiving and the official start of the holiday season than some early evening hockey? The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Winnipeg Jets in Raleigh at […]
Rangers down Hurricanes, 4-2.
The Rangers converted on their chances, the Hurricanes did not, and one of the oddest teams in the NHL this season picked up another road win on Wednesday Night as the New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 in a pre-Thanksgiving matchup in Raleigh. Igor Shesterkin made 36 stops, several of the high-danger variety […]
Preview and Game Thread: Rangers at Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back from a sluggish effort in a loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday as they return home to take on the New York Rangers in a Metropolitan Division showdown. With the flu bug going through the locker room and captain Jordan Staal sidelined, the Hurricanes put forth […]
Canes Fall 4-1 in Buffalo
A 1:00 PM start, no Jordan Staal, and an adjusted 11/7 lineup were not a recipe for success Sunday afternoon. The Carolina Hurricanes fell to Buffalo 4-1 to close out their road trip. The Canes did not start on time and seemed to be chasing their game all afternoon. Defensive breakdowns and poor positioning were […]
Carolina takes on Buffalo in a Sunday Matinee
The Carolina Hurricanes wrap up their four-game road trip this afternoon in Buffalo. The Canes have earned points in five straight games and are looking to extend their lead atop the Eastern Conference. The Sabres are last in the East and have struggled to find consistent play this season. Buffalo put themselves in a hole […]
“Ride Captain Ride” – Hurricanes 4, Jets 3
Team Captain, Jordan Staal scored twice and Brandon Bussi held the fort in goal to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. The win improves the team’s record to 14-5-2 and keeps them at first in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference. Staal is riding a hot […]
Hurricanes @ Jets – Preview and Game Thread
Nikolaj Ehlers returns to whence he came on Friday night as the Carolina Hurricanes , (13-5-2) travel to Winnipeg the take on the Jets, (12-7-0). Game time is set for 8 P.M. Eastern and the game will be back on FanDuel Sports along with homeboys, Tripp Tracy and Mike Maniscalco. Ehlers was originally drafted by […]
Hurricanes rally late, fall in SO to Wild, 4-3
The Carolina Hurricanes fell short in their bid to sweep the season series against the Minnesota Wild with a 4-2 loss in St. Paul on Thursday night. After the Canes took the first showdown between the two teams in Raleigh, Minnesota was able to jump out to an early lead just like it did the […]
Preview and Game Thread: Hurricanes at Wild
Tonight is going to be unnecessarily late for fans. Even though the Carolina Hurricanes are in the Central Time Zone, they are the second of a doubleheader featured on TNT. That means even though the listed start time is 9:30, it’s probably going to be closer to 10. Why? Because national TV demands it. You’ve […]
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Hurricanes start road trip in style, beat Boston 3-1
The Hurricanes showed no ill effects from a back to back with two straight overtimes and managed to get revenge for one of their few losses on the season with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The only reason the game wasn’t a shutout was a very late power play goal from the Bruins, […]
Preview and Game Thread: Hurricanes at Bruins
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in action for a somewhat-rare Monday night showdown on the road against the Boston Bruins. It’s a rematch of a game that took place just over two weeks ago at the TD Garden that the Canes dropped 2-1 after falling behind by a pair and getting just the one tally […]
Canes Fall in Overtime for first time, lose to Edmonton 4-3
The positive: the Canes got a total of three points off a back-to-back that had both games go into Overtime and saw two starters get injured. The negative: if they had taken better care of the puck they wouldn’t have needed overtime either night and would have all four points. After a game where both […]
Canes set to face off against Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid
Friday Night was so fun, why don’t we do it again? The Carolina Hurricanes get no rest today as they have to take an electric win last night, essentially forget it, and face two of the best players in the NHL in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Edmonton Oilers are in town and have […]
Carolina Survives, Defeats Vancouver in Overtime
There’s an adage among old school ACC basketball coaches: You have to give the other team credit. Vancouver deserves a lot of credit tonight because they took advantage of every mistake by Carolina. However, the Hurricanes maintained their composure and kept to their game. This was despite holding sole possession of the lead for just […]
Canes Host Canucks on Hockey Fights Cancer Night
The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off their worst game of the season and are looking to start a new winning streak tonight versus Vancouver. Adam Foote, known for being a physical stay-at-home defenseman during his 20-year NHL career, is in his first full season as an NHL head coach after being promoted on May 14, […]
Hurricanes fall to Capitals, 4-1
The Carolina Hurricanes saw their four-game winning streak come to an end at the Lenovo Center with a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The Canes were not in control of this one at any point, as fthey were quickly forced into a shorthanded situation. They killed the penalty off, but Brandon […]
Game Preview: Capitals at Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are set to face the Washington Capitals for the first time since last year’s second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series that saw the Hurricanes defeat the Capitals in five games to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. The reigning Metropolitan Division champion Caps have not quite positioned themselves well to repeat the feat […]
Hurricanes storm back, defeat Toronto 5-4
Why is it always the Leafs? Whenever the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs play each other, the chances that the game will be insane shoot through the roof for some reason. All you have to do is check the history of Steve Dangle Glynn with the Canes to see some of his best […]
Game Preview: Hurricanes at Maple Leafs
The Canes are headed north for a quick trip to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 7 p.m., hoping to extend the winning streak to four. Last night against the Sabres, Carolina’s offense was on fire, netting six goals en route to a 6-3 win on home ice. While Buffalo […]
Hurricanes 6, Sabres 3
The Carolina Hurricanes improved their record to 10-4-0 with a 6-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at the Lenovo Center. The victory gave the team three wins in a row and pushed them to a 5-1-0 record at home. Once again the Canes spread out the scoring as they had six different […]
Game Preview: Sabres versus Hurricanes
The Canes are back at Lenovo Center tonight for the second of a two-game homestand with tonight’s matchup against Buffalo. On Thursday, Carolina was able to notch their second straight win, coming against the Wild courtesy of three first period goals. Nikolaj Ehlers recorded his second goal of the season, and the marquee free agent […]
Hurricanes 4, Wild 3
After a wild and crazy first period, (no pun intended), both teams settled down and the Carolina Hurricanes ended up with a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. The win improved their record to 9-4-0. The first period had a little bit of everything except for outstanding […]
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